Thunderstorm Wind, Pike
- When
- May 20, 8:30 AM CST
- Where
- Pike County, Martinsburg
- Measured
- 54 kt (62 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 39.520, -90.850
Damaging Winds in Illinois, May 20, 1998
Thunderstorm wind gusts downed trees and utility lines across the central part of the county. Trees went down on the north side of the square in Pittsfield knocking out the power to much of the north side of town.
Where it happened
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- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 4
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
What happened
The episode as NWS LSX wrote it up.
Thunderstorm wind gusts downed trees and utility lines across the central part of the county. Trees went down on the north side of the square in Pittsfield knocking out the power to much of the north side of town. Large trees and power lines were also downed in Martinsburg, Barry and Baylis. In Barry, one home, a boat and a motorcycle were damaged by falling limbs.
The radar
The St Louis radar (KLSX), 92 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 14:29 UTC.
Event by event
4 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Pike
- When
- May 20, 8:30 AM CST
- Where
- Pike County, Barry
- Measured
- 54 kt (62 mph)
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 39.680, -91.050
Thunderstorm Wind, Pike
- When
- May 20, 8:35 AM CST
- Where
- Pike County, Pittsfield
- Measured
- 54 kt (62 mph)
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 39.600, -90.820
Thunderstorm Wind, Pike
- When
- May 20, 8:35 AM CST
- Where
- Pike County, Baylis
- Measured
- 54 kt (62 mph)
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 39.730, -90.920
What these are
- Thunderstorm Wind
- Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Hail in Iowa, May 20, 1998
- Lightning Strike in Nebraska, May 20, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Indiana, May 20, 1998
- Lightning Strike in West Virginia, May 20, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Kentucky, May 20, 1998
- Tornado in Nebraska, May 20, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Ohio, May 20 to 21, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Virginia, May 20, 1998
- Damaging Wind and Lightning Strike in Oklahoma, May 20, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Virginia, May 20, 1998
- Hail in Nebraska, May 20, 1998
- Drought in Louisiana, May 20 to 31, 1998
More
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Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5643288, 5643289, 5643290, 5643291.